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Miami School Bus Crashes Into Home; Other Driver Flees

Authorities in Miami are searching today for the driver of an SUV who crashed into a school bus with children on board and then walked away from the scene.

Miami-Dade Fire Rescue officials said the black SUV crashed into a Miami-Dade County yellow school bus after the driver ran a stop sign around 2:30 p.m. Wednesday. The impact of the crash sent the bus careening into the front of a nearby home.

Her 87-year-old grandfather, Collis McDuffie, was inside painting a bedroom at the time of the crash and described the moment of impact.

“All of the sudden, boom,” he said.

Neither was injured in the crash. On board the bus were two special needs children and two adults, all of whom suffered only minor injuries and received treatment on the scene, according to Miami-Dade Fire Rescue officials.

Eyewitnesses said the driver appeared distracted after the crash and fled the scene as the two adults worked to evacuate the children from the bus.